Bison137
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01-01-19 07:29 PM - Post#270776
Below are PL frosh who have played at least 25% of available minutes, plus three others of interest. I've shown pct of minutes played for each one, plus effective FG pct, which factors in the value of a 3-pointer; scoring average; and scoring average per 40 minutes. Also a few random comments.
·        Tucker Richardson (Colgate) 6-5 SG; 78% of minutes; 48% EFG; 6.3 ppg (8.1 pts per 40 min); plays 30 mpg but only takes 6 shots per game.
·        John Carter (Navy) 6-4 wing; 62% of minutes; 41% EFG; 8.2 ppg (13.2 per 40); good rebound rate and fouls drawn.
·        Josh Caldwell (Army) 6-2 wing; 50% of minutes; 32% EFG; 4.5 ppg (9 per 40) good steal rate, nothing else special.
·        Kenny Jones (Loyola) 6-0 PG; 46% of minutes; 64% EFG; 5.9 ppg (12,9 per 40); having good season but minutes are limited due to returning PG Hart.
·        Isaac Suffren (Lafayette) 6-4 CG; 46% of minutes; 39% EFG; 6.4 ppg (13.5 pts per 40); starter since Thanksgiving; nice player but 1-13 on threes.
·        Garrett Pascoe (Boston) 6-3 PG; 44% of minutes; 44% EFG; 2.3 ppg (4.9 per 40); was starter ‘til last 2 games; good assist rate but high turnover.
·        Nic Lynch (Lehigh) 6-11 center; 41% of minutes; 46% EFG; 5.3 ppg (13 pts per 40 min); strong player, high rebound rate, foul-prone
·        Fletcher Tynen (Boston) 6-7 SF; 41% of minutes; 41% EFG; 4.2 ppg (10 per 40); low rebound rate.
·        Jordan Guest (Boston) 6-8 PF; 38% of minutes; 47% EFG; 6 ppg (15 per 40); started last 2 games
·        Jaylin Andrews (Loyola) 6-4 wing; 37% of minutes; 34% EFG; 3.2 ppg (8.7 per 40); shoots a lot of threes but low pct.
·        Jack Hemphill (Boston) 6-9 PF; 34% of minutes; 50% EFG; 6 ppg (17 pts per 40 min); minutes have declined a bit since 12/1
·        Aaron Duhart (Army) 6-0 PG; 32% of minutes; 39% EFG; 4.5 ppg (13 pts per 40 min); high assist rate
·        Andrew Funk (Bucknell) 6-4 SG; 32% of minutes; 43% EFG; 3 ppg (9.3 pts per 40 min); 10-20 on threes since 12/1; won ROW award last week.
·        Jeameril Wilson (Lehigh) 6-7 SF; 31% of minutes; 61% EFG; solid player but minutes are limited due to LU’s many SF’s.
·        Jonas Harper (Boston) 6-2 SG; 29% of minutes; 47% EFG; 3 ppg (10.3 per 40); high turnover rate
·        Walter Ellis (Bucknell) 6-5 SF; 26% of minutes; 46% EFG; 2.2 ppg (8.1 per 40); minutes down since exam break
·        Josiah Strong (Navy) 6-2 SG; 25% of minutes; 48% EFG; 3.4 ppg (13.8 per 40).
·        Richard Njoku (Navy) 6-7 PF; 19% of minutes; 50% EFG; 1.8 ppg (7.8 pts per 40 min).
·        Josh Alexander (American) 6-8 PF; 16% of minutes; 67% EFG; 3.7 ppg; high pts and rebs per minute; won ROW in late December
·        Sean Good (Lafayette) 6-10 center; 16% of minutes; 0.8 ppg (5.1 pts per 40 min); project – was overrated by some LC fans due to bogus ESPN 4 star ranking; may become solid center down the road.
Right now it's tough to predict who will make the All-Rookie team, and a lot will depend on how many minutes some of the good frosh on strong teams will get. Right now, without much thought I'd put the contenders into four buckets, assuming good health of course:
Good chance - Richardson, Lynch, Carter
Pretty good chance - Guest, Suffren, Jones
Some chance - Caldwell, Hemphill, Pascoe, Funk, Wilson
Small chance - Duhart, Tynen, Andrews
Of course some player could suddenly earn a lot more playing time and get into the mix - maybe someone like Josh Alexander. Another issue is whether to select a better player who gets less minutes because he is on a strong team. You may recall that Zach Thomas had played a total of 17 minutes in his first 15 games. When he finally got a chance, he became a regular - playing over 20 mpg and averaging over 10 ppg.
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Bison137
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Candidates for All-Rookie Team
02-26-19 12:35 AM - Post#278010
In response to Bison137
Updating this list. Not surprisingly, things have changed dramatically. Playing time and role are tremendously important. Lynch, Guest, Caldwell, and Hemphill have had their minutes diminish significantly. Wilson and Ochiaka have seen their minutes increase recently due to LU and Loyola injuries. And Andrews has also been playing a lot more than earlier in the season.
Looking just at the PL games - which typically seem to be the driver of the All-Rookie team since they are more recent and put everyone on a level playing field - it appears that Richardson is a lock. He came into a perfect situation - being surrounded by three stars plus a four year center - but on a team that has no true big guard or small forward. Also Carter seems to be close to a lock as well. Harper may have a good chance if only recent games are considered. And Loyola's trio - Jones, Ochiaka, and Andrews - are likely in the running, as are a couple of others.
As for Funk, he has a shot if coaches look at performance as opposed to absolute numbers. He has not scored as much as many of the others, since he is surrounded by veterans in a win-now mode and is playing fewer minutes. But he is 2nd in points per minute and 4th in effective FG pct (2nd among the guards) in PL games. So it is possible he may have impressed enough coaches to grab a spot, although I wouldn't bet on it. Having said that, I think he is one of the league's top five freshmen and will show that next year.
What really can't be judged statistically is how well these guys play defense and how well they handle the ball. I didn't list turnovers but that obviously is important as well. Hard to judge that statistically, however, since role is so important. Fwiw, the three with the fewest turnovers per minute are Andrews, Perry, and Funk.
Here are PL stats for all of the freshmen who have played 190+ minutes in PL play - plus Nic Lynch, who most thought would be ROY back in November:
Total Minutes, Rebounds, Assists, Points, PPG, and Effective FG Pct:
Player / Team Min Reb Ast Pts PPG EFG
Alexander, J AU 221 39 8 77 4.8 51.8%
Andrews, J Loy 406 43 17 111 7.9 51.1%
Boonyasith, J AU 294 29 18 73 4.6 47.7%
Carter, J Na 397 76 17 134 8.4 48.7%
Duhart, A Ar 200 16 20 50 3.1 48.9%
Funk, A Buck 211 25 13 83 5.2 56.5%
Harper, J Bos 263 26 9 109 6.8 72.5%
Jones, K Loy 329 24 37 94 5.9 50.0%
Lynch, N Leh 146 37 11 32 2.3 45.5%
Ochiaka, C Loy 264 75 6 79 4.9 62.3%
Perry, T LC 238 27 16 53 3.3 41.9%
Richardson, T Col 547 67 78 141 8.8 56.4%
Suffern, I LC 270 44 16 103 6.4 47.5%
Tynen, F Bos 193 24 6 35 2.2 46.3%
Wilson, J Leh 264 42 17 42 4.5 65.9%
Points, Rebounds, and Assists per Minute:
Player / Team PPM RPM APM
Alexander, J AU 0.35 0.18 0.04
Andrews, J Loy 0.27 0.11 0.04
Boonyasith, J AU 0.25 0.10 0.06
Carter, J Na 0.34 0.19 0.04
Duhart, A Ar 0.25 0.08 0.10
Funk, A Buck 0.39 0.12 0.06
Harper, J Bos 0.41 0.10 0.03
Jones, K Loy 0.29 0.07 0.11
Lynch, N Leh 0.22 0.25 0.08
Ochiaka, C Loy 0.30 0.28 0.02
Perry, T LC 0.22 0.11 0.07
Richardson, T Col 0.26 0.12 0.14
Suffern, I LC 0.38 0.16 0.06
Tynen, F Bos 0.18 0.12 0.03
Wilson, J Leh 0.16 0.16 0.06
Points per Game:
Richardson, T Col 8.8
Carter, J Na 8.4
Andrews, J Loy 7.9
Harper, J Bos 6.8
Suffern, I LC 6.4
Jones, K Loy 5.9
Funk, A Buck 5.2
Ochiaka, C Loy 4.9
Alexander, J AU 4.8
Boonyasith, J AU 4.6
Wilson, J Leh 4.5
Perry, T LC 3.3
Duhart, A Ar 3.1
Lynch, N Leh 2.3
Tynen, F Bos 2.2
Points per Minute:
Harper, J Bos 0.41
Funk, A Buck 0.39
Suffern, I LC 0.38
Alexander, J AU 0.35
Carter, J Na 0.34
Ochiaka, C Loy 0.30
Jones, K Loy 0.29
Andrews, J Loy 0.27
Richardson, T Col 0.26
Duhart, A Ar 0.25
Boonyasith, J AU 0.25
Perry, T LC 0.22
Lynch, N Leh 0.22
Tynen, F Bos 0.18
Wilson, J Leh 0.16
Effective FG Pct:
Harper, J Bos 72.5%
Wilson, J Leh 65.9%
Ochiaka, C Loy 62.3%
Funk, A Buck 56.5%
Richardson, T Col 56.4%
Alexander, J AU 51.8%
Andrews, J Loy 51.1%
Jones, K Loy 50.0%
Duhart, A Ar 48.9%
Carter, J Na 48.7%
Boonyasith, J AU 47.7%
Suffern, I LC 47.5%
Tynen, F Bos 46.3%
Lynch, N Leh 45.5%
Perry, T LC 41.9%
Rebounds per Minute:
Ochiaka, C Loy 0.28
Lynch, N Leh 0.25
Carter, J Na 0.19
Alexander, J AU 0.18
Suffern, I LC 0.16
Wilson, J Leh 0.16
Tynen, F Bos 0.12
Richardson, T Col 0.12
Funk, A Buck 0.12
Perry, T LC 0.11
Andrews, J Loy 0.11
Harper, J Bos 0.10
Boonyasith, J AU 0.10
Duhart, A Ar 0.08
Jones, K Loy 0.07
Assists per Minute:
Richardson, T Col 0.14
Jones, K Loy 0.11
Duhart, A Ar 0.10
Lynch, N Leh 0.08
Perry, T LC 0.07
Wilson, J Leh 0.06
Funk, A Buck 0.06
Boonyasith, J AU 0.06
Suffern, I LC 0.06
Carter, J Na 0.04
Andrews, J Loy 0.04
Alexander, J AU 0.04
Harper, J Bos 0.03
Tynen, F Bos 0.03
Ochiaka, C Loy 0.02
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